New Projects and Expansions news

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  10 July 2026

  Air Liquide invests over $200M in POX syngas unit at Oxea Bay City, Texas

  New POX unit will supply syngas and low‑carbon hydrogen from early 2029 and cut net CO2 emissions by about 64,000 tonnes per year.
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  10 July 2026

  Nordic Ren-Gas and avanca/Alternoil sign €1bn renewable e‑methane offtake

  Long-term €1bn offtake secures Tampere-produced e‑methane for heavy-duty transport via existing gas/LNG infrastructure across Europe.
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  10 July 2026

  POSCO HOLDINGS expands into lithium and energy under 'Triple-core' portfolio

  Triple-core portfolio to shore up supply chains; aims Global Top 5 lithium by 2033, KRW 16.7T investment in 2026–2028, and KRW 187T revenue by 2035.
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  10 July 2026

  Sinopec wins three 2025 national science and technology awards

  Three projects received national awards: a second‑prize Progress Award for a liquid‑holding particle fluidized bed ethylene polymerization process and two second‑prize Technology Invention Awards.
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  9 July 2026

  OXEA FID for Bay City capacity expansion with Air Liquide syngas unit

  Major Gulf Coast plant expansion will raise propionaldehyde output, enable propanol and butanol production, add syngas feedstock with CO₂ recirculation, and target completion by end‑2028.
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  9 July 2026

  INEOS and Recuro to build advanced pyrolysis recycling plant at Bamble (33,000 t/yr)

  Advanced pyrolysis plant at Bamble will process 33,000 t/yr of end-of-life plastics, powered by renewable energy to produce recycled ethylene and virgin-quality recycled polyethylene.

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  9 July 2026

  Air Liquide to invest $200M in Bay City POX unit for Oxea supply

  High‑efficiency unit will produce syngas and low‑carbon hydrogen to feed oxo‑alcohols and performance chemicals expansion; CO2 recycling loop cuts net emissions ~64,000 t/yr; online early 2029.
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  9 July 2026

  EnviTec Biogas opens first integrated biogas‑to‑biomethane plant in Estonia

  Combined biogas and membrane upgrading plant produces ~600 Nm³/h biomethane from dairy slurry; digestate reused in agriculture and CNG refuelling supplies regional transport.
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  9 July 2026

  Salzgitter AG to acquire 100% of Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM)

  Acquire Duisburg steelworks, convert site to electric-arc furnace, cut workforce from ~3,000 to ~1,000 and aim for ~90% CO2 reduction.
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  9 July 2026

  SOCAR and Technip Energies Italy sign MoU to explore petrochemical and decarbonisation cooperation

  Delegations agreed to explore flexible petrochemical feedstocks, productivity and energy-efficiency measures, green energy and decarbonisation, and participation in international projects; MoU targets Petkim Master Plan.
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  9 July 2026

  Topsoe to supply SynCOR tech for J Westling blue ammonia fertilizer plant

  Nebraska plant will produce 500 STPD of blue (low‑carbon) ammonia for Midwestern farmers from natural gas, starting in 2029, cutting Gulf Coast transport costs of $100–$120/ton.
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  9 July 2026

  Moeve & Exolum secure €105m project finance for Muelle Sur berth at Port of Huelva

  Project finance backs a 511‑m berth already over 50% complete to serve 2G biofuels logistics, improving handling of sustainable feedstocks and renewable fuels.
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  9 July 2026

  thyssenkrupp debuts CI4C Catch4Climate Pure Oxyfuel plant in Mergelstetten

  Semi‑industrial demonstration replaces air with oxygen to raise flue‑gas CO₂ and enable near‑95% capture from clinker; dedicated 450 t/day kiln built with >€120m investment.
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  9 July 2026

  TotalEnergies ships first ECA LNG Phase 1 cargo to Asia

  16.6% stakeholder will offtake 1.7 Mtpa for 20 years and be sole offtaker during ramp-up; Phase 1 is 3.25 Mtpa using Permian feed gas; completion expected summer 2026.
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  8 July 2026

  Phaenix pilot installed at Delfzijl Chemport Innovation Center

  Pilot will produce PHA-rich biomass to feed the Caleyda® extraction pilot in Emmen, supplying material for application development, validation and quality testing.
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  8 July 2026

  CI4C inaugurates catch4climate Pure Oxyfuel R&D plant

  World-first R&D site tests Pure Oxyfuel CO₂ capture at a Mergelstetten cement line to demonstrate energy- and cost-efficient capture and enable wider deployment.
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  8 July 2026

  Evonik invests US$100 million to upgrade Tippecanoe Labs in Lafayette, Indiana

  US site modernization will expand U.S. CDMO drug-substance capacity, add automation and Next Generation Technologies, and support more complex API manufacture over five years.
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  8 July 2026

  EEW and Stavenhagen inaugurate district heating using sewage‑sludge residual heat

  Residual heat from thermal treatment of sewage sludge will enter the town heating network, cutting fossil-fuel use and supporting phosphorus-recycling efforts.
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  8 July 2026

  SONATRACH makes first LNG delivery to Germany

  First LNG cargo to Germany delivered to Wilhelmshaven 1 FSRU on 2 July 2026, lifted at Bethioua GL2Z and carried on the TESSALA LNG tanker.
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  8 July 2026

  MAIRE's Tecnimont and Sinopec Engineering sign project execution cooperation agreement

  Partnership pairs advanced engineering and global procurement with large-scale manufacturing and construction to pursue energy and chemicals projects worldwide.
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  8 July 2026

  Dangote Settles on Lamu, Kenya for Proposed 700,000 bpd East African Mega-Refinery

  USD 17–20bn single‑train coastal refinery tied to the 800 km Lokichar–Lamu pipeline; FEED not yet awarded; Kenya allocated KES 21.5bn in seed capital.
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  8 July 2026

  Avantium with Casa da Malha and Lacatoni develop PEF textile prototypes

  Collaborative project produces PEF-based yarns and knitted sportswear prototypes, including a prototype sports shirt shown at Milano Unica, to test plant-based recyclable polyester in apparel.
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  7 July 2026

  TechnipFMC wins Equinor subsea tie-back contracts in Norway

  Design and manufacture of subsea production systems and controls for three brownfield tie-backs; rigid pipe installation on a fourth; contracts worth $250–500m, booked in Q2 2026.
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  7 July 2026

  Topsoe and Sasol to supply G2L tech for SUSTAERO wood‑waste SAF project in Canada

  SAF from wood waste, 3,200 bpd initial capacity expandable 3×; final investment decision expected 2028 and operations targeted for 2031.
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  7 July 2026

  EIB backs Italgas Group with €250m for national energy-efficiency programme

  First tranche signed for a 15-year loan to fund renovations across public and private buildings, SMEs, PV self-consumption and public lighting; targets 30.6 GWh/yr savings.
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  7 July 2026

  LYB and Mondelez launch Marabou wrappers with 75% recycled content

  Flexible food-grade film made from chemically recycled mixed plastic via ISCC PLUS mass-balance; MoReTec-1 to supply 50,000 t/yr feedstock; Taghleef and Amcor handled film and conversion.
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  7 July 2026

  Equinor awards NOK 6bn contracts for four subsea projects on Norwegian shelf

  Contracts are part of a coordinated first subsea wave to speed delivery and cut costs by standardising equipment and processes across multiple developments.
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  7 July 2026

  Nobian launches LiSA pilot to scale circular low‑carbon lithium refining

  Pilot will test salt-assisted crystallization to refine LiCl from geothermal brines and recycled batteries into battery-grade lithium with lower energy, CO₂, water and waste.
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  7 July 2026

  Al Baleed Petrochemical joins Carbeau to commercialise Volta CO₂-to-chemicals technology

  Becomes strategic partner in a spin-out commercialising an electrochemical route to turn captured CO₂ into glycolic acid and PLGA using renewable electricity; Salalah eyed for first non‑EU plant.
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  7 July 2026

  Lhyfe expands European green hydrogen logistics with 10 new Hexagon Purus containers

  Adds 10 Type IV containers to an 84-unit fleet; surpassed 1,000 deliveries in 2025, supplies RFNBO hydrogen across nine European countries and plans 70% capacity growth in 2026.